Archive | January, 2016

Watch Channing Tatum, Beyonce 'Run the World' on 'Lip Sync Battle'

Lip Sync Battle’s Season Two premiere was a Tatum showdown, with Channing squaring off against wife Jenna Dewan Tatum on Thursday. The show-stopper was Channing’s take on Beyoncé’s “Run the World (Girls),” which featured the Hateful Eight actor dressed in character – along with a momentary assist from the singer herself.  Tatum started the… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Phil Collins Details 'Hello I Must Be Going!,' 'Dance Into The Light' Reissues

Phil Collins has detailed the next two albums in his upcoming “Take a Look at Me Now” retrospective series that will examine how his songs have evolved throughout his career. After unveiling the January 29th release of Face Value and Both Sides, the singer revealed Thursday that 1982’s Hello I Must Be Going! and 1996’s Dance… Source: RollingStone Link: Phil Collins […]

Hear Megadeth Shred Guitar on 'Dystopia' Title Track

Dave Mustaine shares some of his worries about the decline of civilization in “Dystopia,” the title track of Megadeth’s new album out January 22nd. “There’s panic and there’s chaos rampant in the streets, where useless thoughts of peace are met with rage,” he snarls on the song. Musically, the mid-tempo… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Megadeth […]

Henry Rollins Removes Morrissey From 'Kill List,' Keeps Others

Henry Rollins is perpetually candid and outspoken — see his recent statements on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton or telling Rolling Stone he didn’t like the music we covered — and his recent interview with the Guardian is no exception. Amid talk of penguins (“They basically crap where they stand together … I think that basically… Source: RollingStone Link: Henry Rollins […]

Rachel Reinert Announces Departure From Gloriana

And then there were two: Gloriana singer Rachel Reinert took to social media to announce her departure from the country group, leaving brothers Tom and Mike Gossin to presumably carry on as a duo. Reinert announced her decision via Twitter, writing, “It has been such an incredible ride and I have… Source: RollingStone Link: Rachel […]

Nick Cave, Neko Case Pen Songs for New Mavis Staples Album

Mavis Staples’ Livin’ On A High Note will be released on February 19th and will feature songs written for her by Nick Cave, Neko Case, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Tune-Yards, Benjamin Booker, Aloe Blacc and others. The follow-up to last year’s Your Good Fortune EP, Livin’ on a High is produced… Source: RollingStone Link: Nick […]

Hear Randy Rogers and Alison Krauss Salute the Gypsy Life on 'Yonder'

Nothing Shines Like Neon might be Randy Rogers Band’s seventh studio album, but it’s also a record loaded with renewal. It’s the Texas mainstay’s first album with a new label, Thirty Tigers, and their first time working with renowned producer Buddy Cannon. There’s also a strengthened country approach, driven by… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Randy […]

Sex, Scandal and the Marching Band: Inside the New Rules at Ohio State

Seven hours before kickoff, Nate MacMaster sits on a folding chair in the foyer of the Ohio State University Marching Band Center. The complex forms part of Ohio Stadium’s outer shell, a monument to marketing ambition that expanded capacity to 105,000 in 2001. MacMaster, the band’s drum major responsible for… Source: RollingStone Link: Sex, Scandal […]

Flashback: Aretha Franklin Sings an Astonishing 'Dr. Feelgood' in 1971

Aretha Franklin is rightly revered as one of the great singers of all time – the single greatest, according to Rolling Stone’s official rankings – but sometimes that overshadows her other talents, including her songwriting and her piano playing. On the night of March 6th, 1971, in the middle of a three-show… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Aretha […]